Rent arrears fears over direct housing benefit payments to tenants

All the chief executives questioned in the survey - carried out by housing intelligence provider Mobysoft - consider this change to be of great importance, with over 50% of respondents claiming that it is the single most important issue facing social housing providers today.

All of those surveyed believe that this reform will increase their organisation’s overall rent arrears (the amount of overall rent owed), with 90% stating that their organisation will face a significant increase. Read More: